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om Laws went undercover to discover the real reason behind recent changes

ound the school. What he found may surprise you.

Ithough the New Westminster campus of
Douglas College is not that old, many changes
have taken place in its short life. Many took
ce in the 1997/98 school year. The chief of these
the problem of exterior doors. The “Push” and
Il” stickers placed on the glass doors measured less
n 12 inches by 12 inches until sometime last year
en they were changed.
An anonymous source close to the college revealed
t the reason for this change was “students were walk-
into walls and wandering out of second story plate
ss windows” because they could not find the doors.
he college would like to make it known that the stu-
ts here are stupid and not able to read,” the source
. However, the Other Press has uncovered secret docu-

nts which suggests a more fiscal reason for the stick-

tudents unable to find the hidden doors to exit the
lege combined with having to study would often
ke heroic, death-defying leaps from second story
hdows hoping to break through a library window and
dy. More often than not, they came up short and fell
jo the pool of water below and drowned.

hese death totals became higher than what the col-
le had budgeted for in the fiscal year and action was
en, Action was taken in the form of larger door
kers which allowed students to distinguish a door
m a sheet of drywall or a water fountain.
Another program instituted to better address the

exterior looks of the college was the authorized pur-
chase of new garbage can lids during the winter semes-
ter. This was because of the mammoth piles of trash
that had accumulated around the school.

One large, stinking eyesore, known as “Pile 61 ASF,”
was renamed “Student Society Building” last year. The
same unnamed source said that the walls were painted
pink to remind students of our heritage and foundation
of salmon fishing.

An Other Press investigation has uncovered that the
walls were not actually painted pink, but that the inside
of the garbage pile was left pink from rancid salmon
mousse thrown out by the cafeteria staff during fre-
quent health code violation raids.

Among the smaller changes to Douglas was the addi-
tion of a new registrar's office in the main concourse,
moved from its previous home on the fourth floor. It
was felt that students needed a larger area in which to
line up for fourteen hours. One more computer termi-
nal, but no new staff, was added.

As well, the outside walls of the office were made of
glass to make students think twice about trying to get in
and change courses—by allowing them to see the suffer-
ing inside the concentration-camp-like environment of
the waiting room. When asked to respond to the allega-
tions that the college was trying strong-arm tactics to

stop students from changing courses, the source

responded: “Huh?”

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l new year and a new executive bring a new vision to the student society.

4M CHLIBOYKO

found honest work. And in the new student

change the Voicemail code.

fter a summer of part-time jobs and
teleregistration, Douglas College
may look the same, but there is
ssive turnover all over the place. Upstairs
the fourth floor, the Douglas College
ard is welcoming seven new members (five
bointed by the provincial government, two
cted internally) to the round table. Down
he Other Press, many of your “favourites”
e moved on to other institutions or have

 

society building, the former, largely pro-
Canadian Federation of Students group has
been replaced by those who didn't like what
they saw happening inside the freshly
painted rep. offices last year.

Jaimie McEvoy handed over the reins of
his controversial presidency to David
Seaweed September I. There was no formal
ceremony, said Seaweed. One of Seaweed’s
first official acts as DCSS President was to
check the backlogged phone messages, and

A lot happened during McEvoy’s tenure;
the DCSS assumed their new offices in the
new building, Douglas College became a
Canadian Federation of Students school,
and over $5000 went missing from the
DCSS safe. Former DCSS Treasurer
Rhonda Lussier has been charged with the
offence, but the woman who brought the
issue to College administration's attention,
business manager Merrilyn Houlihan, was
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long career for being disloyal. (According to
McEvoy, Houlihan jeopardized DCSS oper-
ations by informing the College, who, in
turn; have the power to freeze DCSS
accounts if they suspect anything untoward
is happening with the funds, under the
College and Administration act. Houlihan's
lawyer, Marylee Davies, claiming client-
soliciter privilege, declines comment as to
Houlihan's current legal strategy.)

So, Seaweed has some big decisions ahead

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